Tag: Shady Side Academy

Shady Side Academy boys aim to replace key players lost to graduation

December 8, 2018

The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team finished 14-10 overall and 7-3 in section play a year ago, good for a share of the section title. They lost to Seton LaSalle in the second round of the WPIAL playoffs and fell to Fairview in the first round of the PIAA

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WPIAL field hockey all-stars announced

December 5, 2018

The Peters Township, Penn-Trafford and Shady Side Academy field hockey teams captured WPIAL championships in 2018, and all three were well represented on the All-WPIAL Division I and II squads released recently. Division I First Team Jessie Kolesar, Norwin Emelia Krakora, Mt. Lebanon Veronica Schratz, Peters Township Greta Schratz, Peters

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WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball breakdown

December 4, 2018

Class 3A Preseason Player of the Year Bella Burrelli, Neshannock 5-11, Sr., forward 17.9 ppg last season Players to watch Ariana Goitz, Shady Side Academy 5-6, Sr., G, 19.0 ppg Maura Huwalt, South Park 6-0, Sr., F, 13.0 ppg Amaia Johnson, East Allegheny 5-8, Jr., G/F, 12.2 ppg Karly McCutcheon,

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Freedom’s Jayden Sharpless named Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year

December 1, 2018

Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year Jayden Sharpless Freedom, freshman, midfielder Freedom rang up goals at a WPIAL-best pace this season, and its freshman phenom provided much of the firepower. The younger sister of Florida Atlantic commit Myla Sharpless, Jayden adapted to the high school level quickly. She

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WPIAL soccer players named to All-America, All-Region teams

November 29, 2018

The WPIAL received substantial recognition from the United Soccer Coaches -- the former National Soccer Coaches Association of America -- on Thursday. Four players from the district were lauded as All-Americans, and five more were named to All-Region II East teams. West Allegheny senior midfielder Nathan Dragisich and Butler senior

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Shady Side Academy’s Skyy Moore commits to Western Michigan

November 26, 2018

Skyy Moore can't exactly jump for joy right now, given his recovery from a fractured left ankle. But that didn't make the Shady Side Academy football star any less excited to make his college decision Monday. Moore, a standout quarterback/defensive back, committed to Western Michigan after visiting the school's campus

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Defense leads Rochester to ’98 title

November 23, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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Alle-Kiski valley high school notebook: Kiski Area grad faces Steelers

November 21, 2018

The man who will try to slow down the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense Sunday hails from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, will call the plays Sunday as the Steelers visit Broncos Field at Mile High at 4:25 p.m. A longtime defensive backs

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The Herald Athlete of the Week: Shady Side Academy’s Annabel Kuhn

November 16, 2018

Annabel Kuhn, a sophomore on the Shady Side Academy field hockey team, helped her squad win the WPIAL championship two weeks ago. She scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Ellis School. andquot;I was relieved,andquot; she said. andquot;I was glad that all of our hard work as a

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Deer Lakes reaches 1st PIAA title game with win over Shady Side Academy

November 13, 2018

Michael Sullivan predicted in preseason camp he would score a goal on a throw-in goal at some point during the year. It came at the perfect moment. Sullivan's throw deflected off a Shady Side Academy defender and into the back of the net with 1 minute, 16 seconds remaining, giving

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